Question

Lila sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big 5-pound block of cheese into 16 pieces. How much does each wedge of each cheese weigh?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hence the each cheese piece weight equal to 0.3125 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

5 pound of cheese block cut down into 16 pieces

To Find:

How much does each wedge of each cheese weigh

Solution:

Now each cheese weigh as follows:

16 cheese pieces of ideal size are considered here so

16 piece equally contribute the the total weight of 5 pounds.

So 5 pound in divided into 16 pieces

i.e 5/16=0.3125 pound per pieces

Hence the each cheese piece weight equal to 0.3125 pounds

i.e Each cheese piece is about 6.25 % of total weight  i.e (6.25*16=100 %)